Category: HBO
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The end of August brings big MCC updates
MCC has shifted away from a season update schedule, but that doesn’t mean it’s not still seeing updates. Here in the doldrums of summer SNIPE 316 was kind enough to highlight the August update has dropped. In this update there’s a variety of quality o…
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An impossible challenge… beaten
In late June of this year, a streamer known as moistcr1tikal challenged the world: beat Halo 2, on Legendary, with All Skulls (except Envy, which makes things easier) On, in a single run… with no deaths. Nobody had ever done this before. He offered …
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The Cutting Room Floor Gets Lored
The latest Cannon Fodder serves as a final installment in 343i’s exploration of cut gameplay elements from the early games—a bit of an encyclopedic stroll through lost concepts that have retroactively been made part of the canon. This stuff is your hi…
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The Cutscene Library gets a facelift
After quite a long period of neglect, the Halo Cutscene Library has been brought (almost) up to date. First and foremost, Halo Infinite now has a page where all of its cutscenes can be watched or downloaded, in resolutions up to 4K. Several other coll…
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Everything Old is New Again with The Cutting Room Floor
This is very cool—343i has a Halowaypoint post detailing old cut content from the early Halo games, and the efforts to resurrect them, as part of a month-long content drop. There’s some great treats in this first installment, so check it out! h/t to C…
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Halo modders bring back stencil shadows to Halo 2
Those with long memories remember that Bungie had to abandon plans for Halo 2 to boast an impressive dynamic lighting system. Thanks to modders, however, there’s an effort afoot to bring back game-wide dynamic lighting and stencil shadows. You can see…
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343 details the new game modes coming in Infinite Season 2
Sure, you know what King of the Hill is, but what about Land Grab and Last Spartan Standing? 343 has put together a primer on the new game modes coming to Infinite in Season 2, so check it out so you won’t be caught flat-footed next month. (fuchsdh 14…
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MCC gets Flood Firefight, co-op cross play, and more in the latest update
While the Master Chief Collection is no longer doing seasonal updates, there’s a couple of long-flighted features that have finally arrived. In a new Halo Waypoint post, the plans for MCC in 2022 are detailed. (fuchsdh 18:35:35 +0000)
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Halo Infinite’s Lone Wolves Season 2 announce trailer drops
It’s now less than a month before Infinite’s second season, with new maps, armor, and more, drops. There’s now a trailer to tantalize you, embedded below: (fuchsdh 16:47:54 +0000)
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Johnson gets salty (and sexy) in some rediscovered unused voice lines
Alpha Archive posted a set of unused audio lines from David Scully found in Reach as part of a lip-sync test. They are entertaining! Thanks for the heads-up, SNIPE 316. (fuchsdh 21:37:02 +0000)
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343 shares <em>Halo Infinite</em> plans in this month’s update
This evening 343 dropped the March Halo Infinite update. It contains plans for future updates and features, and Season 2. Go read! (fuchsdh 00:19:20 +0000)
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343 shares mid-season update news
Yesterday 343 dropped a Halo Waypoint update that details forthcoming updates to Infinite, from the technical (campaign and multiplayer bug fixes) to small balance changes (yay for a longer BTB motion tracker.) Give the overview a read, and you can ch…
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Latest Halo Infinite update fixes BTB and more
Unyshek dropped a Waypoint update today; looks like BTB has been fixed, and they are upping the difficulty of bots for leavers (yay!) There will also be some changes to ranked, so stay tuned! (fuchsdh 02:48:40 +0000)
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The latest Canon Fodder details Denning drafts, serviceable ships, and evocative art
Canon Fodder #124 is live on Waypoint, giving us some more details about Troy Denning’s next Halo novel, answering some fan questions, and showing off a host of vehicle and ship concept and info. Go read! (fuchsdh 21:01:34 +0000)
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The ‘Halo’ Paramount+ trailer arrives
In case you weren’t watching American football, remember that Halo TV adaptation? You know, that one from the better part of a decade ago? It’s back, in pog trailer form. Watch it below! Find the Halo, win the war. March 24 @ParamountPlus #HaloTheSer…
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Next Halo Infinite event, Cyber Showdown, starts tomorrow
The next Halo Infinite event goes live tomorrow (Tuesday) the 18th. Cyber Showdown should run for two weeks, and will come with some cool cosmetic rewards, as well as a new game mode. (fuchsdh 15:20:33 +0000)
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Celebrate the season with Halo Infinite’s new event, Winter Contingency, starting today
Tomorrow, it’s time for a deck the hall brawl.Winter Contingency and its free event pass arrive tomorrow as the latest free event for #HaloInfinite! pic.twitter.com/Ujf0K0LlBh— Halo (@Halo) December 20, 2021 (fuchsdh 13:31:11 +0000)
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Countdown to the Infinite’s launch continues with a launch trailer
Hard to believe we’re coming into the final week before Infinite officially launches on December 8. 343 has released a new launch trailer for the game, focusing on the campaign (if you’re going dark, there is new footage in this you may want to avoid….
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Play some classic customs in Infinite this Friday
Schooly D is running a night of custom games in Infinite this Friday at 9PM eastern time, which you can sign up for here. (fuchsdh 17:24:36 +0000)